Bailing machine



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lNV TOR ATTORNEY Dec. 19, 1922. 1,439,504

' S. COOPER.

BAILING MACHINE FILED NOV. 21. 1919. 4 SHEET5"SHEET 2 ll mllllh J IINVENTOR 4 SHEETS'SHE-ET 3 Dec. 19, 1922.

. S COOPER BA JNG MACHINE. FILED Nov. 21 I319.

. llllllllil llllrl k 1 VENTOR BY /Z-/ ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 19, 1922.

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Beltane MACHINE.

Application filed November To all coho m, it may concern:

Be it known that I, sums COOPER, acitizen of the United States, residingat Brooklyn, in the county 01": Kingsand State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bailing ll l'a'chines,

of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to machines for applying bails to woodenpails and the like.

The objects of the invention are to provlde a simple and practicalmachine of this character in which the work, sofar as possi bl e, willbe automatic and will be quickly and accurately performed.

The invention involves a combination or mechanisms including means forsupporting and holding the pails, means for driving the bail fastening sinto the supported pails and means for locating the bails in properposition to be secured to the pails.

Various other features of the invention will appear as the specificationproceeds.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated the inventionembodiedin a con crete, practical form. but 1' would have it understoodthat the invention is susceptible of change and modification withoutdeparture from the true spirit and scope of the invention, as defined inthe appended claims and I would also have it understood that the termsemployed herein are used ina descr1p-' tive rather than in a limitingsense, except, as may be required by the prior art.

In the drawings referred to Figure 1 a plan View of the'mac-hinewithtlie pail supported therein indicated as broken away and appearingin section.

Figure 2 is a view looking at the right handend of the machine shown inFigure 1, vith the pail here also shown in section.

Figure 3 is a side elevationof the ma- 0111116,

view of the staple guiding and driving mechanism, as taken substantiallyon the plane of line 47-4- ofFigure 5;

Fi 'ure 5 is a Jlan and art sectional view of the parts shown" in Figure4.

Figures 6 and 7 are sectional and broken detail views of the" fasteningand hail as ap plied to the pail.

Considering the drawings now in detail, 10 designates the pailmounted onthe pail- Support. This support is shown in the form Figure 4 is anenlarged vertical sectional 21, 1919. Serial No. 339,756. 1

of two arcuat'e' members ll disposedat the front endof the machine anddesigned to engage insidejand support the pail on a substantiallyhorizontal axis. These supporting me'mb ers'are shown as providedavithanvils l2'substa'ntially diametrically opposite and in line with thestaple driving means. 7

The sta' les are driven bv ilun 'e'rs' or P l b slides 13 operating insuitable guides at opposite sides of the supported pail and ar ranged todrive the staples 14 in through the wall of the pail and intoengagement; with the anvil surfaces at the inside of the pail so as tocoil over and rivet the inner ends of the staples as indicated at 15 inFigure 6. These staple driving plungers operate, as indicated in Figure2, in a eorn monfhorizontal plane and are shown as lower ends in thehorizontal'passages 25 and:

the staples are fed to these guides, more present disclosure, by thedetachable guide chutes 26 which are charged with a stack of the staplesand then engagedover the permanent guides 24:.

Tn-the machine illustrated the pails are centered with res sect to thefasteningdrivl mg means on the' pail-support and are 'tem-' porarilyheld and secured on said support by clampingdevic'es embodying two pairsof clamp blocks 27; 28 and 29, 30, engaging the pail at substantiallydiametrically opposite points. V

Theupper clamps Z'Z and 29 are carried by the vertically operatingslides 31 and 82 respectively and the lower clamps 28 and 30'are'carried by the vertically operating slides 33 and 3d. The slides of eachpair operate in opposition to each other and as shown, advance on linessubstantially tangential to the pail to more firmly grip and secure thepail on 'tlie"support.

The lowerclamp's 28 and 30 areas lndicat'ed in Figure 4: each providedwith a space or passage in line with PLIlQlfOFllling a. continuation ofthe. staple passage 25 and the upper clamps are provided withsubstantially vertical guide passages 36 for directing the eyes 37 ofthe bails into position to receive the upper prongs of the staples.These guide passages may be continued down into the upper end of thelower clamps, as indicated at 39 in Figure 4-.

The four clamps are simultaneously operated in thepresent-disclosurefrom a cam 40 on the cam shaft 41 by means of a lever 42.jbearing'aroller 43 at its lower end engaging said cam and connected at its upperend by a link a l with an arm 45 on rock shaft 46 which carries an arm47 connected with slide 31; the motion of rock shaft a6 beingutilized toactuate the other clamps through the medium of rock arm 48, link 49 androck arm 50 on shaft 51 which carries at its forward end a rock arm '52connected with slide 32, the'latter rock shaft 51 being connected withalower rock shaft 53 through the medium of:rocker arms 54, 55 and link56, said last rock shaft 53 bearing an arm 57 connected by link 58 withclamp slide 34L and bearing also an arm 59 connected by link 60 with anarm 61 of rock shaft 62 which carries-an arm 63 connected by link 64with the clamp slide 33.

By the connections described, it'will be apparent that all four clampswill be substantially simultaneously operated and will advance in pairson substantially tangen tial lines to firmly secure the pail on thesupport. 1 c

The bails, in the machine illustrated are carried by an inclined rack orsupport made up of the upper and lower parallel bars 65 *and 66 inclineddownward from the rear toward the front of the machine and .arranged toreceive between them the intermediate handle portions of the bails. Thebails feed down this inclined track by gravity into position above theguides for the lower ends thereof.

The difier'ent parts of the machine are mounted ona suitable base orframe work and are in the case illustrated all operated from a commondrive shaft 67 having a pulley 68 on the rearward end thereof and aiv-wheel 69, said fiy-wheel being coupled t6 the shaft by aone-revolution clutch, of the pin type for instance, whose parts areindicated at 70 and 71., the pin being shown M72 and controlled by cam73 on the cam shaft 41. The member 71 of the clutch carries apinion '74which meshes with a ear 75 on the cam shaft.

hen the machine is at rest, the clamps are separated so that a pail canbe easily placed over the support. lVhen this is done,

the operator actuates the clutch as by means of a control lever 76causing the motion of the pulley and flywheel to be communicated to thedriving pinion 74, which by reason of the structure of the clutch stopsor is thrown out of operation at the end of a c nuplete 1(')i1ttl3l011.In the course of this movement the cam shaft has been turned far enoughto cause the cam ll) thereon to advance the clamps into holdingengagement with the pail. The operator thci upon withdraws the end bailfrom the bail support and drops the same downward to bring the eyes onthe ends thereof into the guide ways 36 in the upper clamps; whenthebail is thus positioned over the pail theattendant again starts themachine as by means of the control lever 7 6, and. the clutch control.-ling cam this time permits the machine to continue in operation longenough for the cam 18 to actuate the staple driving plungers todrive thestaples and then retract and for the cam a0 to then retract the clamps.The machine then stops and with the clamps released the finished pailcan he removed and a fresh pail placed in position on the.

pail-support.

With this machine it will be apparent that the bails can be quickly andsecurely. applied to the pails and further that the machine requires nospecial skill. in its operation.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a machine of the charmter .lcscrilied, a pail-support shaped toengage the inside of curved pails, clamping means shaped to engage theoutside of said pailsgneans for advancing said clamping means on linessubstantially tangential to the outside curvature of said pails intoengagement with the pails on the support and means for securing the endsof bails to the pails.

2. In a machine of the character described, a pail-support shaped toengage the inside of curved pails, a pair of clamps shaped to engage theoutside of said pails, means for advancing said clamps in oppositedirections on lines substantially tangential to the out side ciilrratureof said pails into engagement with the pails on the support and meansfor securing the ends of bails to the pails.

3. In combination, pail-supporting means for engaging. the inside ofcurved pails, a pair of cooperating clamps operabic in reversedirections and on line: -ztautially tangential to the outside curvatureof-said pails, one of said clamps having a guide passage for the end ofa bail and the companion cooperating clamp haying an inter;

sec-ting passage for bail fastenings and means for driving bailtastenings through the latter passage into the supported pails.

41-. In a machine of the character describelfl, means for supportingcurved pails, clamping means shaped to engage the outsideof said pails,means for advancing said clamping means on lines substantiallytangential to the outsidecurvature'Qf Said pails into engagen'i nt withthe pails on the support and Jails.

5. In a hailing machine, means for supporting curved pails, oppositelyworking fastening driving plunger-s.operating in a plane substantiallydiametrical 0t the'pails on'sai'd si'ipporting means, pail 'clan'ipingmeans shaped to engage the outsideot the pails and means for advancingsaid pail cla pin means in a plungers and on lines substantially.tangemtial to the outside curvature ot the pails into engagement withthe pailson the supjorting means. r

6. In a machine of the character described, pail-supporting means shapedto engage the inside of curved pails'at substantially dim metricallyopposite points, clamping means shaped to engage the outside of saidpails at points over said inner supporting means means for advancingsaid clamping means on linessubstantlally tangential to the outsidecurvature' of said pails into engagement with th'epails on the supportand means for securing the ends of bails to the pails.

7. in a machine or" the character described, a pail-support, clamps forholding the pails on said support, means for;positioning hail endsagainst the sides of the supported pails and means for driving hailtastenings through the bail ends and into the supported pails. J

S. In a' machine ofthe character lescribeth a pail-support shaped toengage inside the pails, clamps shaped to engage the outside of thepails," means for advancing said clamps into engagement with thesupportei l pails, said clamps provided with transverse passage andmeans for driving bail "fastenings through the passage in the clamps andinto the clamped pails. i

9. lln a machine of the characterdescribeth a pail-support shaped toengage inside the pails. clamps shaped to engage the outside of thepails, means flior advancing said clampsinto engagement with thesupported pails and means for driving hailtastenings into the clampedpails, said pail clamps having aissage's'tor the bail fastenings.

10. In a machine of the character described. 21 pail-support shaped toengage inside. the pails, clamps shaped to engage the outside of thepails, means for advancing said clamps into engagement with thesupported pails and means for driving hail tastenings into the clampedpails, said pail clamps having passages for the bail ttas'enings andfurther provided with guide passages for locating the ends of the hailsin line with the passages for the bail fastenings.

11.111 a machine of the character de scribed pail-support means, meansfor plane substantially at right angles. to the plane o'l operation oi?theclamping tle pail on said support provided with guide passages forthe ends of the bails and intersecting guide passages for the bailtasteniugs, and insane for driving bail tastenings through said latterpassages into the simported pails.

12. In conibinat'ion pail-holding mica s. an inclined bail-simportlcfltllllp; toward said paildiolding means. means for guiding the or"the bails into engagement with the of? the supported pail and means forfastening the ends oi said thus positioned bails to the pails held bysaid'lmlding means.

L3. In combination, a ien-support, guides for supporting stacks offastonings at opposits sides ol? pails held'bv said support, guidepassages for bail eyes at the lower ends ot'sa'id stacks of tasteningsand interposed between said stacks and the adjacent sides of pails onthe support and plungers operating at the lower ends of the stacks todrive the tasteni'ngs at the bottoms of the stacks through thepositioned eyes of the bails into the pails on the support.

14-. In combination, a. pail-support, horizontally operating plungers atopposite sides of suit. support, substantially vertical guides fordirecting; the ends of hails into engagement with opposite sides ofpails on the support and in line with the plunge atore aid and chutes atthe oppositesi'des otthe pailsupport for supporting and feeding"fastenings into position to be operated on by the plungers aforesaid.

1 5. in combination. means for supporting pails on substantiallyhorizontal axis. means for positioning bail ends aga'ast the sides ofthe thus supported pails and substantially horizontally operatingplungers atopposite sides of the supported pi is for drivingttasteningsinto the pails in engagement with the positioned bail ends.

16. In combination, a pail-su 'uiort. guides for directing the eyes ofbails into approx imate engagement with opposite sides ol pails on saidsup port guides or supporting stacks of fastenings in position to. beadvanced successively into engagement with the thus positioned eves otthe bails and means tor siuwessivelv driving tastenings through the baileves into'en uigement with,

the supported pails.

17. in combination. means "for supporting pails on a substantiallyhorizontal axis. diametrically opposite plungers disposed in asubstantially horizontal plane at opposite sides of the supported pailsand vertically operating clamps for securing the pails on the supportand vertical guides for directing bail ends in proper position over thesupported pails.

18 In combination, a pail-support, means for clamping pails on saidsupport means for positioning bail ends in engagement with the sidewallsof said supported pails and means fordriving hail fastenings into thesupported pails in line with the thus positioned ends of the hails.

19. In combination, a pail-support, tangentially movable means forclamping the pails on said support, means for driving fastenin 's intothe pails on said support and means tor first operating; the pail clampsand thereafter the fastening driving means.

20. In combination a pail-support, means tangentially movable forclamping the pails on said. support, means for driving fastenings intothe supported pails and means to operate said parts to first clamp thepails on the support, to then drive the fastenings into the supportedpails and to then release the clamps from the pails.

21. In combination, means for driving fastenings into pails,tangentially" movable means for gripping and holding pails in positionto be operated on by said driving means and means for operating saidparts to hold the pails during operation of the driving means and tothereafter release the pails. V

22. 'In a bail applying machine, pail gripping and holding means,fastening driving means, operating mechanism for said parts and acontrol clutch for first stopping said mechanism after operation of thegripping and holding means and then after opera tion of the drivingmeans.

23. In combination, a pail-support, clamps for securing pails on saidsupport, plungers for driving fastenings into the supported pails, ashaft provided with cams and connections from said cams for operatingsaid clamps and said plungers.

24, In combination, a pail-support, clamps for securing pails on saidsupport, plungers for driving fastenings into the supported pails, ashaft provided with cams and connections from saidcains for operatingsaid clamps and said plungers, a drive shaft for said cam shaft, :1control clutch for said drive shaft and a cam on the cam shaftcontrolling said control clutch.

25. A bail applying machine provided at one end with a pail-support andhaving an inclined bail support extending on a downward incline from theopposite end of the machine toward said pail support. means fordrivingfastenings into the supported pails and in engagement with thethuspositioned bail ends.

26. In combination, a pail-support, an inclined bail support leadingtoward said pailsupport, means for guiding the ends of the supportedbails into position over the supported pails and means for drivingfastenings into the supported pails in engagement with the thuspositioned bails.

27. In a bailing machine, means for supporting the pails, oppositelyWorking, fastening driving plungers operating in a plane substantiallydiametrical of the supported pails and pail clamps operating in a planesubstantially at right angles to the plane of operation of the plungersand in tangential relation'to the surface of the supported pails. i

28. In a pail bailing machine, a pail-support, means for clamping pailson said support, means for positioning bails over the supported pailsand clutch controlled mechanism for operating the clamping means andthereafter stopping the machine to enable the location of the bails.

29. In a pail bailing machine, a pail-support, means for clamping pailson said support, means for positioning bails over the supported pails,clutch controlled mechanism for operating the clamping means andthereafter stopping the machine to enable the location of the bails bailfastening driving means, said clutch control mechanism including meansfor operating the machine a second time to drive the fastenings and thenrelease the clamping means.

30. In a pail bailing machine, means for supporting the pails, means forsupporting two rows of staples, one row at each side of the supportedpail, means for positioning the bail ends in line with the lowermoststaple in each row and means for driving said lowermost staples into theopposite sides of the supported pails.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

SIMON COOPER.

